Tests and Exercises for the Spine

by Peter Fischer

Overview

A time-saving guide for physical therapists treating spine patients

Tests and Exercises for the Spine expertly guides physical therapists in conducting tests to help determine which exercises are most effective in treating each patient's particular spinal condition. It is a concise, practical manual in which the evaluation (test), therapy (exercise), and home exercise program are presented in a single step, saving physical therapists and patients time and increasing the sustainability of the treatment.

Key Features:

• Nearly 300 full-color, high-quality photographs that demonstrate the tests and exercises
• A chapter containing The Navigator, a handy reference tool to link the causes, symptoms, tests and exercises for different spinal conditions. The Navigator consists of a fully labeled body diagram in which each numbered body part corresponds to a chart listing the causes and symptoms along with the locations in the book that present the corresponding tests and exercises
• Online access to spinal assessment forms in PDF format
• A troubleshooting section in each chapter that helps physical therapists make the exercises work for all patients

All physical therapists, advanced physical therapy students, and other allied health professionals treating patients with spine issues will find this book an excellent resource throughout their careers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783132580657
Publisher:	Thieme
Publication date:	04/29/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	32 MB
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Table of Contents

1 Why Exercises, Tests, Patient Language, and Navigator
2 Essential Training and Testing Q + As
3 Posture
4 Relaxation
5 Movement
6 Coordination
7 Mobility
8 Strength
9 Endurance
10 Alternative Tests and Exercises for Groups and When the Floor or Wall Cannot be Used
11 Manual Techniques
12 The Navigator
13 Measuring + Planning + Communicating

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Charles R. Wolfe III, PT, DPT, DAC (U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group, Inc.)
Description: This book presents an algorithm for the development of a safe, efficacious, and evidence-based exercise program for use in treating the spine. Originally published in 2012 in German, this is the first English language edition.
Purpose: The purpose is to help physical therapists determine the most effective therapeutic exercises for treating spine patients. There are literally thousands of exercises to choose from, and this book uses a protocol for determining the most effective ones.
Audience: The book is appropriate for veteran and new therapists alike. The thought process of the author is clearly a result of his many years of treating spinal patients.
Features: The book presents a clear, easy-to-follow protocol for test utilization that guides clinicians to the most effective exercises for treatment. It is solely geared for therapists who treat spinal patients, but it would be helpful to see this protocol applied to orthopedics in general. The language is clear and easy to follow and there are many pictures throughout.
Assessment: Most physical therapists can easily recall the books they used in school to learn about therapeutic exercise. Some may still have many of those books and, perhaps, some new ones. I remember learning most of the tried and true exercises I still use today, and I may even have trouble describing why I use some of them. This book offers an algorithmic, evidence-based approach to developing a safe and efficacious therapeutic exercise program. This approach is right on target for today's outcomes-based environment.

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